Cambridge IELTS 15 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 2
Minster Park — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Minster Park, Cambridge IELTS 15 Listening Test 2 Part 2, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Minster Park answer key at a glance
Questions 11–20. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with One Choice (Q11–14). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 11–14: One Choice
Strategy: Read the question stem and predict the answer before looking at the options. Wrong options often repeat words from the audio while the correct one paraphrases them.
“unlike many public parks that started in private ownership, as the garden of a large house, for instance, Minster was some waste land, which people living nearby started planting with flowers in 1892.”
C fits because Minster began as waste land planted with flowers by local people in 1892, not as a private garden.
“Diane Gosforth was one of those people, and she organised petitions and demonstrations”
A fits: Diane Gosforth organised petitions and demonstrations, so her role was campaigning rather than designing or funding.
“Soon after this the First World War broke out, in 1914, and most of the park was dug up and planted with vegetables, which were sold locally.”
B fits: during the First World War most of the park was dug up and planted with vegetables, which were sold locally.
“The changes finally got going in 2016, and were finished on schedule last year.”
C fits because the changes 'finally got going in 2016, and were finished on schedule last year' — the work is complete.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Minster Park listening section come from?
It is Part 2 of Cambridge IELTS 15 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 11–20.
What question types appear in Minster Park?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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